Hotel Narrow Boats

on the Canals and Rivers of the UK

Our cruises for 2008.

20 The Kennett & Avon canal.

Bath Friday 8th August to Kintbury village near Newbury Friday 15th August. Seven nights, £595 per berth.

Starting in the world famous Georgian city of Bath we climb up the side of the Avon valley and then up the spectacular Caen Hill flight of 29 broad locks near Devizes. We continue through the beautiful Wiltshire Countryside with the rolling Chalk downs in the distance. Finally we descend down to the River Kennett through numerous, often well spaced broad locks.

On the evening of Friday at Bath; Saturday Bradford; Sunday Sells Green; Monday Devizes; Tuesday Wootton Rivers; Wednesday Great Bedwyn; Thursday Kintbury.

(On this cruise you could arrive on the boats 24 hours early to explore the Bath area for just an extra £70. See extra 24 hours.)

For more pictures & information on the rivers and canals in this cruise go to -
Kennet & Avon - Reading to Devizes. / Kennet & Avon - Devizes to Bath.

21 The Rivers Kennett & Thames.

Kintbury village near Newbury Friday 15th August to Oxford Friday 22nd August. Seven nights, £595 per berth.

Two contrasting Rivers. First the River Kennett and its navigation channels takes us down to Reading. We then join the River Thames which we follow all the way up to Oxford pausing at many of the Riverside towns for brief visits.

On the evening of Friday at Kintbury; Saturday Tatcham; Sunday Tyle Mill; Monday Reading; Tuesday Goring; Wednesday Abingdon; Thursday Oxford.

(On this cruise you could stay on the boats for an extra 24 hours to explore Oxford for just an extra £70. See extra 24 hours.)

For more pictures & information on the rivers and canals in this cruise go to -
Kennet & Avon - Reading to Devizes. / River Thames - Reading to Oxford.
River Thames- At Oxford.

22 Charm and Grandeur.

Oxford Saturday 23rd August to Warwick Sunday 31st August. Eight nights, £675 per berth

We leave the dreaming spires of Oxford to start slowly up this rural canal. Narrow locks, brick bridges, wooden lift bridges and old wharves add character to this charming rural canal. The last stretch of our journey on the Oxford Canal meanders slowly across the hills of Northamptonshire as if reluctant to leave them. For the last two days we join the broad Grand Union with its wide locks to drop down through the Warwickshire countryside to the historic town of Warwick.

On the evening of Saturday at Oxford; Sunday Shipton Weir; Monday Somerton; Tuesday Banbury; Wednesday Claydon; Thursday Napton; Friday Itchington; Saturday Warwick.

(On this cruise you could stay on the boats for an extra 24 hours to explore the Warwick area for just an extra £70. See extra 24 hours.)

For more pictures & information on the canals in this cruise go to -
Oxford - Oxford to Napton / Grand Union - Napton to Warwick.

23 Locks, locks and more locks!

Warwick Monday 8th September to Worcester Monday 15th September. Seven nights, £595 per berth.

Travelling from the ancient town of Warwick to the cathedral city of Worcester we pass through three tunnels, three of the longest lock flights in the UK and three lift bridges, all set in the English countryside. It is your choice you can help with the locks, walk alongside, or you can just relax as you watch others work!!

On the evening of Monday at Warwick; Tuesday Lapworth; Wednesday Hockley Heath; Thursday Tardebigge; Friday Stoke Pound; Saturday Tiberton; Sunday Worcester.

(On this cruise you could arrive on the boats 24 hours early to explore the Warwick area for just an extra £70. See extra 24 hours.)

For more pictures & information on the canals in this cruise go to -
Grand Union - Warwick to Lapworth / Stratford - Lapworth to Kings Norton
Worcester & Birmingham - Kings Norton to Worcester.